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Things to Do in Missoula Montana

Aerial Fire Depot and Smokejumper Center
Hours: Daily 8:30am-5pm.
 - Tours available on the hour beginning at 10am; no tours noon-2pm; last tour begins 4pm
Location: Adjacent to Missoula International Airport, U.S. Hwy. 93
Phone: 406/329-4934
 - This is the nation’s largest training base for smokejumpers. A smokejumper is a firefighter who parachutes into remote areas of national forests to combat wildfires.

Art Museum of Missoula
Hours: Tues 10am-7pm; Wed-Fri 10am-6pm; Sat 10am-4pm
Address: 335 N. Pattee St
Phone: 406/728-0447
Web site: www.artmissoula.org
 - This museum’s permanent collection includes about 600 works by about 200 artists. The museum has a special focus on contemporary works by Montana and Native American Artists.

Historical Museum at Fort Missoula
Hours: Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun noon-5pm; between Labor Day and Memorial Day weekend Tues-Sat noon-5pm
Location: Building 322, Fort Missoula Rd
Phone: 406/728-3476
Web site: www.fortmissoulamuseum.org
 - The museum houses displays that detail the fort’s history and rotating exhibits in its indoor galleries.

Montana Snowbowl
Hours: Open Fri-Sun late Nov to early Apr
Address: P.O. Box 8107
Location: Snowbowl Rd, Missoula, MT 59807
Transportation: From I-90, exit at Reserve St.; head north on Grant Creek Rd., and turn left on Snowbowl Rd
Phone: 800/728-2695, 406/549-9777
Web site: www.montanasnowbowl.com
 - Snowbowl has a vertical drop of 2,600 feet, much of it in the form of steep runs suitable only for experts.

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-6pm; Sat 9am-5pm; Sun 9am-4pm
Address: 2291 W. Broadway
Phone: 406/523-4545
Web site: www.elkfoundation.org
 - Though a relatively young conservation organization, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has made a large contribution to conserving elk and elk habitat.